#TBT: A Look Back at Southern Food Staples

"Fun's a-cookin', folks!" declares this ad from 1946. "There's nothing like the friendly clink of frosty bottles of Coke to bring on the picnic spirit."

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Did you know that tomorrow, October 11, is Southern Food Heritage Day? With Coca-Cola as perhaps the most famous culinary creation of the American South, we had to join in the celebration this Throwback Thursday (#TBT). So take a look through our images of classic food traditions and contemporary reimaginings - and then perhaps share a recipe of your own!

This country store illustration might look vintage, with its classic Coke cooler and wooden cracker barrel, but it's actually from a 2001 calendar. These days, most Southerners hear the phrase "cracker barrel" and immediately think of the restaurant - which struck gold in 1997 with their invention of the double chocolate fudge Coca-Cola cake. Read up on the history of Cracker Barrel's most famous dessert here.

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